The Endocrine Society:

Endocrinology & Metabolism News, December 2005
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 17a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Amar Agha, Mark Sherlock, Sinead Brennan, Stephen A. O’Connor, Eoin O’Sullivan, Bairbre Rogers, Clare Faul, Daniel Rawluk, William Tormey, and Christopher J. Thompson

Hypothalamic-Pituitary Dysfunction after Irradiation of Nonpituitary Brain Tumors in Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6355-6360 ; first published September 6 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1525 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Aidan McElduff, Patrick McElduff, Veronica Wiley, and Bridget Wilcken

Neonatal Thyrotropin as Measured in a Congenital Hypothyroidism Screening Program: Influence of the Mode of Delivery
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6361-6363 ; first published September 6 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0786 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale, José I. Botella-Carretero, Francisco Álvarez-Blasco, José Sancho, and José L. San Millán

The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Associated with Morbid Obesity May Resolve after Weight Loss Induced by Bariatric Surgery
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6364-6369 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1490 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Philippe Boudou, Fidaa Ibrahim, Catherine Cormier, Almécinda Chabas, Emile Sarfati, and Jean-Claude Souberbielle

Third- or Second-Generation Parathyroid Hormone Assays: A Remaining Debate in the Diagnosis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6370-6372 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0715 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Mingzhao Xing, William H. Westra, Ralph P. Tufano, Yoram Cohen, Eli Rosenbaum, Kerry J. Rhoden, Kathryn A. Carson, Vasily Vasko, Alexandr Larin, Giovanni Tallini, Sara Tolaney, Elizabeth H. Holt, Pei Hui, Christopher B. Umbricht, Shehzad Basaria, Marge Ewertz, Anthony P. Tufaro, Joseph A. Califano, Matthew D. Ringel, Martha A. Zeiger, David Sidransky, and Paul W. Ladenson

BRAF Mutation Predicts a Poorer Clinical Prognosis for Papillary Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6373-6379 ; first published September 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0987 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Kristi L. Watterberg, Michele L. Shaffer, Jeffery S. Garland, Elizabeth H. Thilo, Mark C. Mammel, Robert J. Couser, Susan W. Aucott, Corinne L. Leach, Cynthia H. Cole, Jeffrey S. Gerdes, Henry J. Rozycki, and Conra Backstrom

Effect of Dose on Response to Adrenocorticotropin in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6380-6385 ; first published September 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0734 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Christian L. Roth, Pablo J. Enriori, Katia Harz, Joachim Woelfle, Michael A. Cowley, and Thomas Reinehr

Peptide YY Is a Regulator of Energy Homeostasis in Obese Children before and after Weight Loss
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6386-6391 ; first published October 4 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1357 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Jessica C. Gardner, Rutger L. van Bezooijen, Benjamin Mervis, Neveen A. T. Hamdy, Clemens W. G. M. Löwik, Herman Hamersma, Peter Beighton, and Socrates E. Papapoulos

Bone Mineral Density in Sclerosteosis; Affected Individuals and Gene Carriers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6392-6395 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1235 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Matti Hero, Ensio Norjavaara, and Leo Dunkel

Inhibition of Estrogen Biosynthesis with a Potent Aromatase Inhibitor Increases Predicted Adult Height in Boys with Idiopathic Short Stature: A Randomized Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6396-6402 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1392 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Annewieke W. van den Beld, Theo J. Visser, Richard A. Feelders, Diederick E. Grobbee, and Steven W. J. Lamberts

Thyroid Hormone Concentrations, Disease, Physical Function, and Mortality in Elderly Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6403-6409 ; first published September 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0872 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Susan L. Greenspan, Penelope Coates, Susan M. Sereika, Joel B. Nelson, Donald L. Trump, and Neil M. Resnick

Bone Loss after Initiation of Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Patients with Prostate Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6410-6417 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0183 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Peter C. Y. Tong, Chung-Shun Ho, Vincent T. F. Yeung, Maggie C. Y. Ng, Wing-Yee So, Risa Ozaki, Gary T. C. Ko, Ronald C. W. Ma, Emily Poon, Norman N. Chan, Christopher W. K. Lam, and Juliana C. N. Chan

Association of Testosterone, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, and C-Reactive Protein with Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Middle-Aged Men with a Family History of Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6418-6423 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0228 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Robert L. Rosenfield, Nancy Devine, Joanne Julius Hunold, Nelly Mauras, Thomas Moshang, Jr., and Allen W. Root

Salutary Effects of Combining Early Very Low-Dose Systemic Estradiol with Growth Hormone Therapy in Girls with Turner Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6424-6430 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1081 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Andrew R. Hoffman, Beverly M. K. Biller, David Cook, Joyce Baptista, Bernard L. Silverman, Le Dao, Kenneth M. Attie, Paul Fielder, Thomas Maneatis, Barbara Lippe for the Genentech Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency Study Group

Efficacy of a Long-Acting Growth Hormone (GH) Preparation in Patients with Adult GH Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6431-6440 ; first published September 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0928 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Fritz Wieser, Jean-Louis Vigne, Isabelle Ryan, Daniela Hornung, Schima Djalali, and Robert N. Taylor

Sulindac Suppresses Nuclear Factor-B Activation and RANTES Gene and Protein Expression in Endometrial Stromal Cells from Women with Endometriosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6441-6447 ; first published September 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0972 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Claudia Langenberg, Jaclyn Bergstrom, Gail A. Laughlin, and Elizabeth Barrett-Connor

Ghrelin and the Metabolic Syndrome in Older Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6448-6453 ; first published October 4 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1358 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Charles Couillard, Guillaume Ruel, W. Roodly Archer, Sonia Pomerleau, Jean Bergeron, Patrick Couture, Benoit Lamarche, and Nathalie Bergeron

Circulating Levels of Oxidative Stress Markers and Endothelial Adhesion Molecules in Men with Abdominal Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6454-6459 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2438 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Robin P. Peeters, Monique H. A. Kester, Pieter J. Wouters, Ellen Kaptein, Hans van Toor, Theo J. Visser, and Greet Van den Berghe

Increased Thyroxine Sulfate Levels in Critically Ill Patients as a Result of a Decreased Hepatic Type I Deiodinase Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6460-6465 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0866 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Kirstie K. Danielson, Mari Palta, Catherine Allen, and Donn J. D’Alessio

The Association of Increased Total Glycosylated Hemoglobin Levels with Delayed Age at Menarche in Young Women with Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6466-6471 ; first published October 4 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0349 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Cesare Carani, Andrea M. Isidori, Antonio Granata, Eleonora Carosa, Mario Maggi, Andrea Lenzi, and Emmanuele A. Jannini

Multicenter Study on the Prevalence of Sexual Symptoms in Male Hypo- and Hyperthyroid Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6472-6479 ; first published October 4 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1135 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

R. A. Feelders, M. Bidlingmaier, C. J. Strasburger, J. A. M. J. L. Janssen, P. Uitterlinden, L. J. Hofland, S. W. J. Lamberts, A. J. van der Lely, and W. W. de Herder

Postoperative Evaluation of Patients with Acromegaly: Clinical Significance and Timing of Oral Glucose Tolerance Testing and Measurement of (Free) Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, Acid-Labile Subunit, and Growth Hormone-Binding Protein Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6480-6489 ; first published September 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0901 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Ken H. Darzy and Stephen M. Shalet

Circadian and Stimulated Thyrotropin Secretion in Cranially Irradiated Adult Cancer Survivors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6490-6497 ; first published October 4 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1593 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Robin P. Peeters, Serge van der Geyten, Pieter J. Wouters, Veerle M. Darras, Hans van Toor, Ellen Kaptein, Theo J. Visser, and Greet Van den Berghe

Tissue Thyroid Hormone Levels in Critical Illness
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6498-6507 ; first published September 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Stephanie Boutroy, Mary L. Bouxsein, Francoise Munoz, and Pierre D. Delmas

In Vivo Assessment of Trabecular Bone Microarchitecture by High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6508-6515 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1258 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Anthony J. Swerdlow, Craig D. Higgins, Minouk J. Schoemaker, Alan F. Wright, Patricia A. Jacobs on behalf of the United Kingdom Clinical Cytogenetics Group

Mortality in Patients with Klinefelter Syndrome in Britain: A Cohort Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6516-6522 ; first published October 4 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1077 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Antti P. M. Viljanen, Kirsi A. Virtanen, Mikko J. Järvisalo, Kirsti Hällsten, Riitta Parkkola, Tapani Rönnemaa, Fredrik Lönnqvist, Patricia Iozzo, Ele Ferrannini, and Pirjo Nuutila

Rosiglitazone Treatment Increases Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Glucose Uptake in Parallel with Perfusion in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Double-Blind, Randomized Study with Metformin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6523-6528 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1073 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Mikko Anttonen, Leila Unkila-Kallio, Arto Leminen, Ralf Butzow, and Markku Heikinheimo

High GATA-4 Expression Associates with Aggressive Behavior, whereas Low Anti-Müllerian Hormone Expression Associates with Growth Potential of Ovarian Granulosa Cell Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6529-6535 ; first published September 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0921 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

C. S. Bal, Ajay Kumar, and Prem Chandra

BRIEF REPORT:Effect of Iopanoic Acid on Radioiodine Therapy of Hyperthyroidism: Long-Term Outcome of a Randomized Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6536-6540 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0608 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Masa-aki Kawashiri, Toshinori Higashikata, Mihoko Mizuno, Mutsuko Takata, Shoji Katsuda, Kenji Miwa, Tsuyoshi Nozue, Atsushi Nohara, Akihiro Inazu, Junji Kobayashi, Junji Koizumi, and Hiroshi Mabuchi

BRIEF REPORT:Long-Term Course of Lipoprotein Lipase (LPL) Deficiency Due to Homozygous LPL_Arita in a Patient with Recurrent Pancreatitis, Retained Glucose Tolerance, and Atherosclerosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6541-6544 ; first published September 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Thomas E. Hamilton, Scott Davis, Lynn Onstad, and Kenneth J. Kopecky

BRIEF REPORT:Hyperparathyroidism in Persons Exposed to Iodine-131 from the Hanford Nuclear Site
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6545-6548 ; first published October 4 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1070 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Sophia N. Kalantaridou, Karim A. Calis, Norman A. Mazer, Heidy Godoy, and Lawrence M. Nelson

BRIEF REPORT:A Pilot Study of an Investigational Testosterone Transdermal Patch System in Young Women with Spontaneous Premature Ovarian Failure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6549-6552 ; first published September 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0692 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

S. Iorcansky, V. Herzovich, R. R. Qualey, and R. M. Tuttle

BRIEF REPORT:Serum Thyrotropin (TSH) Levels after Recombinant Human TSH Injections in Children and Teenagers with Papillary Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6553-6555 ; first published September 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1550 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Other Original Articles:

Ariel Rokach, Arthur Pollak, Laura Rosen, Yechiel Friedlander, Anat Blumenfeld, Luba Reznik, and Rivka Dresner-Pollak

Estrogen Receptor Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with the Angiographic Extent of Coronary Artery Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6556-6560 ; first published September 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0236 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

D. R. Clemmons, M. Sleevi, and W. H. Busby, Jr.

Recombinant, Nonglycosylated Human Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-3 (IGFBP-3) Is Degraded Preferentially after Administration to Type II Diabetics, Resulting in Increased Endogenous Glycosylated IGFBP-3
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6561-6568 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1389 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Wei Li and John R. G. Challis

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone and Urocortin Induce Secretion of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) without Change in Tissue Inhibitors of MMP-1 by Cultured Cells from Human Placenta and Fetal Membranes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6569-6574 ; first published September 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1445 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Tuan V. Nguyen, Luis M. Esteban, Christopher P. White, Struan F. Grant, Jacqueline R. Center, Edith M. Gardiner, and John A. Eisman

Contribution of the Collagen I 1 and Vitamin D Receptor Genes to the Risk of Hip Fracture in Elderly Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6575-6579 ; first published September 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1153 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Beatriz S. Soares, Kuniki Eguchi, and Lawrence A. Frohman

Tumor Deletion Mapping on Chromosome 11q13 in Eight Families with Isolated Familial Somatotropinoma and in 15 Sporadic Somatotropinomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6580-6587 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1478 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Sophie S. Y. Chan, Stephen M. Twigg, Sue M. Firth, and Robert C. Baxter

Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 Leads to Insulin Resistance in Adipocytes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6588-6595 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0595 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Clement K. M. Ho, Jennifer R. Wood, Douglas R. Stewart, Kathryn Ewens, Wendy Ankener, Jessica Wickenheisser, Velen Nelson-Degrave, Zhibing Zhang, Richard S. Legro, Andrea Dunaif, Jan M. McAllister, Richard Spielman, and Jerome F. Strauss, III

Increased Transcription and Increased Messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA) Stability Contribute to Increased GATA6 mRNA Abundance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Theca Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6596-6602 ; first published September 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0890 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Michael Zitzmann, Michael Erren, Axel Kamischke, Manuela Simoni, and Eberhard Nieschlag

Endogenous Progesterone and the Exogenous Progestin Norethisterone Enanthate Are Associated with a Proinflammatory Profile in Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6603-6608 ; first published October 4 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0847 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Waljit S. Dhillo, Owais B. Chaudhri, Michael Patterson, Emily L. Thompson, Kevin G. Murphy, Michael K. Badman, Barbara M. McGowan, Vian Amber, Sejal Patel, Mohammad A. Ghatei, and Stephen R. Bloom

Kisspeptin-54 Stimulates the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Gonadal Axis in Human Males
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6609-6615 ; first published September 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1468 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Antongiulio Faggiano, Daniela Melis, Raffaele Alfieri, MariaCristina De Martino, Mariagiovanna Filippella, Francesco Milone, Gaetano Lombardi, Annamaria Colao, and Rosario Pivonello

Sulfur Amino Acids in Cushing’s Disease: Insight in Homocysteine and Taurine Levels in Patients with Active and Cured Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6616-6622 ; first published September 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0656 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

M. Urbanek, A. Woodroffe, K. G. Ewens, E. Diamanti-Kandarakis, R. S. Legro, J. F. Strauss, III, A. Dunaif, and R. S. Spielman

Candidate Gene Region for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome on Chromosome 19p13.2
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6623-6629 ; first published August 9 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0622 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Rao Zhou, Ian M. Bird, Daniel A. Dumesic, and David H. Abbott

Adrenal Hyperandrogenism Is Induced by Fetal Androgen Excess in a Rhesus Monkey Model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6630-6637 ; first published September 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0691 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Guillaume Assié, Colette Auzan, Jean-Marie Gasc, Erno Baviera, André Balaton, Jean-Marc Elalouf, Xavier Jeunemaitre, Pierre-François Plouin, Pierre Corvol, and Eric Clauser

Steroidogenesis in Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma Revisited by Transcriptome Analysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6638-6649 ; first published October 4 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1309 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Iwona Bogacka, Barbara Ukropcova, Michele McNeil, Jeffrey M. Gimble, and Steven R. Smith

Structural and Functional Consequences of Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Human Adipocytes in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6650-6656 ; first published October 4 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1024 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

San-Mei Hu, Feng Li, Hui-Min Yu, Rong-Ying Li, Qin-Yun Ma, Ting-Jun Ye, Zhen-Yu Lu, Jia-Lun Chen, and Huai-Dong Song

The Mimecan Gene Expressed in Human Pituitary and Regulated by Pituitary Transcription Factor-1 as a Marker for Diagnosing Pituitary Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6657-6664 ; first published September 27 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0322 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Byung-Joon Kim, Olga D. Carlson, Hyeung-Jin Jang, Dariush Elahi, Carmen Berry, and Josephine M. Egan

Peptide YY Is Secreted after Oral Glucose Administration in a Gender-Specific Manner
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6665-6671 ; first published September 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0409 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Nanette I. Steinle, Toni I. Pollin, Jeffrey R. O’Connell, Braxton D. Mitchell, and Alan R. Shuldiner

Variants in the Ghrelin Gene Are Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in the Old Order Amish
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6672-6677 ; first published October 4 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0549 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Chia-Yu Lin, Tatyana Gurlo, Leena Haataja, Willa A. Hsueh, and Peter C. Butler

Activation of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- by Rosiglitazone Protects Human Islet Cells against Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Toxicity by a Phosphatidylinositol 3'-Kinase-Dependent Pathway
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6678-6686 ; first published October 4 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0079 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Greisa Vila, Marily Theodoropoulou, Johanna Stalla, Jörg C. Tonn, Marco Losa, Ulrich Renner, Günter K. Stalla, and Marcelo Paez-Pereda

Expression and Function of Sonic Hedgehog Pathway Components in Pituitary Adenomas: Evidence for a Direct Role in Hormone Secretion and Cell Proliferation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6687-6694 ; first published September 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Hanh T. T. Thai, Mina Kalbasi, Kristina Lagerstedt, Louise Frisén, Ingrid Kockum, and Agneta Nordenskjöld

The Valine Allele of the V89L Polymorphism in the 5--Reductase Gene Confers a Reduced Risk for Hypospadias
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6695-6698 ; first published September 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0446 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Katherine N. Jacob, Fernando Baptista, Heloísa G. dos Santos, Junko Oshima, Anil K. Agarwal, and Abhimanyu Garg

Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Body Fat Distribution in Patients with Atypical Werner’s Syndrome Due to Heterozygous Arg133Leu Lamin A/C Mutation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6699-6706 ; first published September 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0939 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

K. Staiger, N. Stefan, H. Staiger, M. D. Brendel, D. Brandhorst, R. G. Bretzel, F. Machicao, M. Kellerer, M. Stumvoll, A. Fritsche, and H.-U. Häring

Adiponectin Is Functionally Active in Human Islets but Does Not Affect Insulin Secretory Function or ß-Cell Lipoapoptosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6707-6713 ; first published October 4 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0467 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Brett McKinnon, Huika Li, Kerry Richard, and Robin Mortimer

Synthesis of Thyroid Hormone Binding Proteins Transthyretin and Albumin by Human Trophoblast
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6714-6720 ; first published September 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0696 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

G. Mantovani, S. Bondioni, S. Ferrero, B. Gamba, E. Ferrante, E. Peverelli, S. Corbetta, M. Locatelli, P. Rampini, P. Beck-Peccoz, A. Spada, and A. G. Lania

BRIEF REPORT:Effect of Cyclic Adenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate/Protein Kinase A Pathway on Markers of Cell Proliferation in Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6721-6724 ; first published October 4 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0977 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Special Features:

Jagat J. Mukherjee, Michael L. Villa, Lenny Tan, and K. O. Lee

IMAGE IN ENDOCRINOLOGY:Bilateral Adrenal Masses Due to Histoplasmosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6725-6726 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1868 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuka Kinoshita, Manabu Taguchi, Akira Takeshita, Daishu Miura, Shinji Tomikawa, and Yasuhiro Takeuchi

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Suppresses Circulating Levels of Parathyroid Hormone in a Patient with Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Coexistent Sarcoidosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6727-6731 ; first published September 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1380 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Editorials:

Jose C. Florez

Editorial: Genetic Susceptibility for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome on Chromosome 19: Advances in the Genetic Dissection of Complex Reproductive Traits
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6732-6734 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2204 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefano Mariotti

Editorial: Thyroid Function and Aging: Do Serum 3,5,3'-Triiodothyronine and Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Concentrations Give the Janus Response?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6735-6737 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2214 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephanie B. Seminara

We All Remember Our First Kiss: Kisspeptin and the Male Gonadal Axis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6738-6740 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2246 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan M. Ott

Editorial: Sclerostin and Wnt Signaling—The Pathway to Bone Strength
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6741-6743 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2370 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

C. H. Courtney, A. B. Atkinson, and B. Sheridan

Authors’ Response: HPA Axis Testing after Pituitary Surgery
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6744 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-8999 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements and Resources:

Announcements and Resource:Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6369 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6385 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geoffrey Harris Prize in Neuroendocrinology
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6649 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6745-6748 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone & Peptide Program (NHPP): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural Hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6749-6751 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

Bradley D. Anawalt, Glenn R. Cunningham, and Alvin M. Matsumoto

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:Erectile Dysfunction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bradley D. Anawalt, Glenn R. Cunningham, and Alvin M. Matsumoto

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:Disfunción eréctil (DE)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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